The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-02

tured. Well, we are Ia the same
Dred,cament and there IS no help OF
hone fer u. We are 5" bai.t al"
50 raised a?l educated /" believe /
inst sach things; and we cont lee /
lieve we er5 responsible toF or be .
Iiefs and ou.ht not 20 he helj re /
sp2nsihlc, but if the court is Of :
different opinion We rLead guilty.
Not satisfied with the accusations
already LODGED against US, they say
they believe va are opposed to TIE
pcpitentiary. 10 favor Of the wnip>
ping post. Guilty again. Then we
are charged indirectly If not directly
Of being opposed TO the University,
and to educating the people. Wen,
/ il being opposed to taxing notes for
tuition at Chapel LilI without secur-
lty and taxing one class to educate
another class We shall DE compelled
TO plead guilty to this charge ai,o.
For good ness sake are you not done
charging as with Eigh Crimss and
misdemcancrs against the public
GOOD and the common wealth OF
North CarOlina? No here is another
charge the graviest and most serious
of them all. Shall we plead guilty?
viii we be punished to the extent
Of the law? Can we 70. defend cur
self from this Charge? No, if yOn
put Us upon our honor we shall be
, forced to put in tie same plea as in
the ether indictments. We are
o guilty, but how did You know it?
Who told You? We have not pub
, lished it in the DEMOCRAT ; and We
don't think it fair aud right to hnld
Us responsible for anything we dc
4 not say in the DEMOCRAT. Thu
t. DEMOCRAT is our mouth piece, an(
7 we are personally, crimlnally, pol
n ILicallv, morally, ciyilly, education
Il ally and otherwise responsible TO
:, all we say in it but we don't thinl
n it right to take, hearSay evidenC,
H. against US as many have done from
the private letters we get about on
position on the thousand and Oh
issue that Seem to agitate the publ
y, mind. Just hold us responsible 70
our utteranceS in the DEMOCRAT
:, and We shall never finch, retreat
' take back, apologize or eat crow
:, No, brethren, both Republicans an
Democrats keep all the issues Of til
DEMOCRAT fled for future uses. a
Won say yOu are doing. We are WI
ing to live or die by all we hav
written. And the best paper 70
can file for future instruction O
Demo,ratIc doctrines is the DENC
GRAFT. And we feel right sure tn
day i no: far IN the future whe
some Of you wnO now disagree wit
u
nj Ahoulirr 10 shoulder, elbow t
J .-5.,,sw an keep the step with ii
DEMoCRAT. This is white man
government and ought to be COZ
~titutinn2l Democratic government
- and all our efforts hes been an
sell lie 10 make it such a govern
..4es.t. However it is sure. We al
= in favor Of employing female teacI
:" Us j.. ell the public free schools 2
II Things else being equal. innrcfsr,n,
~ 10 male teachers. God made the
L" inst a lcedle different from men. b,
vi that difference Is in their favor, ar
~ d, We would show our respect for tn
difference in enployln1 school te.c
er. rs p rule. The temperament III
psltion, training and habits
.ctnales as a rule are better a3aut,
by nature to teach. msnagc and 90
Il ol children than they are IN me
F~.~ites they are the mother Of us
- ia ct the same time more deucnio
sa4A We are. and less able nhvsir.
; aud oJherwise t. meet an! Owe
..,,tne the stcarn realities of Hto